On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) officially announced in a Federal Register notice that the United States intends to commence negotiations with Canada and Mexico over modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). A hearing will be held on June 27, 2017, at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Written comments and all requests to testify at the hearing should be submitted by June 12, 2017.